absolutely stunning album. i listened to it in its entirety while walking thru a tbilisi fortress and it was...a life changing experience. mr. sakamoto said that he intended to make an album that sounds like the soundtrack to a tarkovsky movie that does not exist....i think he more than achieved that with this album.

I was looking at the other comments about the noise, and while my vinyl plays the 2 LPs entirely fine, the surface noise is a bit loud during the quiet bits. I would recommend getting the Japanese version if you can. As for the music itself, it's amazing and unlike anything I've heard before.

Maybe there are decent copies out there, but I've gone through 2 and both were noisy and clicky throughout, just as the 2 other Milan Sakamoto releases I've purchased were. Will not buy their releases again. Such a pity.